Trump’s dangerous plan to illegally deploy Texas troops in Illinois
Trump’s plan could tear apart the Union if it goes forward. Either way, it will plunge the country into an unprecedented constitutional crisis.
Category: Culture
Kieran Healy’s reflection on becoming a US citizen
Kieran Healy’s reflection on becoming a US citizen.
Not Unmindful has returned
After six months of silence Not Unmindful has returned to address the current moment.
Horse ebooks was right
Horse eBooks was right. mean, how else can we begin to begin to make sense of the last ten or eleven. Blow after blow. Outrage after outrage.
50 years of music on SNL
This is all kinds of amazing. A Questlove DJ supercut for the trailer for the SNL music documentary. It’s kind of perfect (though seeing The Clash included would have been a nice to have).
Thoughts on today, 20 January 2025
So, today was Inauguration Day. Donald Trump took the reins as president of the United States on again. I’m am full of emotions: disbelief that we came to this points, disgust at our perceptions throughout the world, disdain for the current office holders (in every brand of the government, and fear for those who don’t look like me).
81 things that blew our minds
The Atlantic provides a great list of thing they learned in 2023 that were just mind boggling.
The best books I read in 2022
Since I’m in a mood for year end lists, I thought I would share my favorite books for 2022. This list is necessarily shorter than the music one: five plus an honorable mention.
David Foster Wallace
Rest in peace. Why is it that the brilliant ones are taken so soon. Damnit. I will be reading Infinite Jest again. […]
Common People Comic
This is so right on so many differently levels. Pulp’s “Common People” as a Archie comic. Archie in a different class… Indeed. […]